Sand-can.



No- 790,096. PATENTED MAY 16, 1905.

A. L. AGKER'MANN.

SAND CAN. 7. APPLICATION FILED 'MAR.9,1905.

WITNESSES nwm T0}? ATTORNEYS Patented May 16, 1905.

PATENT OFFICE.

AUGUST L. ACKERMANN, OF HOBOKEN, NEW JERSEY.

SAND-CAN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 790,096, dated May 16,1905,

Application filed March 9, 1905. Serial No. 249,174.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, AUGUST L. AGKERMANN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Hoboken, in the county of Hudson and State of New Jersey,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sand-Cans, of whichthe following is a specification, such as will enable those skilled inthe art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to devices for sanding the rails of arailway-track at ferries and other places where it may become necessaryto perform this operation for short distances; and the object of theinvention is to provide 'an improved device for this purpose which issimple in construction and operation and by means of which the requiredamount of sand may be deposited directly on the rail or rails whennecessary and wherever desired.

The invention is fully disclosed in the following specification, ofwhich the accompanying drawings form a part, in which the sepa rateparts of my improvement are designated by suitable reference charactersin each of the views, and in which-- Figure 1 is a side view of one ofthe rails of a railway-track and a sectional view of my improved sandingdevice or can. and Fig. 2 a cross-section of the rail on the line 2 2 ofFig. 1.

In the drawings forming part of this speci v fication I have shown at aone of the rails of a railway-track, and in the practice of my inventionI provide a can 6, having a handle 6 at one side and provided at theopposite side with a discharge-spout 5 which may be of any desiredlength, and the can b is also provided in the top thereof with anopening 6, through which the can may be filled and around which is athreaded collar or flange 6 whereby a screw-threaded cap 6 may beemployed for closing the opening I).

The discharge-spout extends upwardly and is curved outwardly, andsecured to the top of the can is an arm d, which in the form ofconstruction shown rests on and may be connected with the spout b at (Zand said arm is curved upwardly from the end of the spout b and isprovided in its free end with a grooved wheel 0, which is adapted totravelon the rail a, and the wheel 0 projects slightly from beyond theend of the spout b and in practice the can b is filled with sand and iscarried by means of the handle 6 and said can is manipulated so that thewheel 0 will rest on the rail to, and the can is moved forwardly so thatthe sand which is discharged from the spout b will be deposited on thetop surface of the rail to.

My invention is not limited to the method of connecting the wheel a withthe can herein shown and described, and this may be done in any desiredmanner, and in practice the discharge end of the spout b is made largeenough to discharge just the amount of sand required for the purpose ofsanding a rail.

The can b may be made of any desired form or shape and of any preferredsize or dimension, and said can may also be made of any preferredmaterial.

It is frequently necessary to sand railwaytracks at ferries and similarplaces for short distances, and a number of my improved cans may beprovided at such places, and by means thereof the rails of a track maybeconveniently and easily sanded whenever necessary. and only the amountof sand necessary will be employed, and there will therefore be no wasteof this material.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. A device of the class described, comprising a'can provided at oneside with a handle and at the opposite side with a dischargespout, saidcan being also provided with a guide-wheel which is supported above andslightly in front of the end of the dischargespout, substantially asshown and described.

2. The herein-described means for sanding the rails of a railway-track,comprising a can provided with a discharge-spout, and a guidewheelsupported above and slightly in front of the end of the discharge-spout,and adapted to travel on a rail to be sanded, substantially as shown anddescribed.

3. The herein-described means forsanding the rails of a railway-track,comprising a can provided with a discharge-spout, and a guidewheelsupported above and slightly in front of the end of the discharge-spout,and adaptence of the subscribing Witnesses, this 8th ed to travel on arail to be sanded, said can day of March, 1905. being also providedopposite the dischargespout With a handle, substantially as shown AUGUSTAGKERll/IANN' 5 and described. 7 Witnesses:

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as F. A. STEWART,

my invention I have signed my name, in pres- C. J KLEIN.

